Richard grist and desire patin



N. T1 T A .D1 D o@ T S .1 R G R (No Model.)

SHOE.

Patented 008. 2, 1888.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

RICHARD GRIST AND DESIRE PATIN, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA,7 ASSIGNORS OF ONE-THIRD'TO ROBERT G-RIST, OFYSAME PLACE.

1 PECIFIC l ION forming part of Letters Patent No'. 286,129, dated Cctober 2, 1883.

Application filed June 7, l8E3. (No model) To all whom, it may concern.-`

Be it known that we, RICHARD Gmsr and Di'ismi; PATIN, citizens of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of 5 Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shoes, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the aeeompanying drawings.

Our invention relates to an improvement in shoes; and it consists in a gaiter or shoe of which the vamp is out with iiaps, in imitation ofa Newport tie, said fla-ps being` located at the lower part of the quarter, across the ball i 5 of the foot, whereby a shoe is produced combining the advantages of a gaiter and a Newport tie, as will be more fully described here# inai'ter.

In the accompanying drawings, Figures l 2o and 2 are perspective views, showing our invention and a modiiication thereof. Figs. 3 and 4 are detail views of the Vamps.

A represents the shoe, having,1 the vamp B, which is provided with iiaps C, as shown, these 25 flaps being' located at the lower part of the quarter. In order to enable the shoe to be loosened or tightened at will, we provide ribbons or buckles D with the flaps, which enable them to be adjusted so as to cause the shoe to conform to the size and shape of the foot of the wearer, and to enable it to be loosened, should the foot swell, thus insuring ease and comfort to the wearer. A sh oc thus constructed presents an elegant appearance, and but little is added to the cost of it over the shoes now in common use.

We do not limit ourselves to the particular form ofthe out of the vamps shown in the drawings hereto annexed, as it is obvious that many modifications may be made therein without dem, i parting from the spirit of our invention.

Having thus described our invention, we claim- A shoe or gaiter having,` its quarters laced in front and provided with a vamp having the i ilaps C across the ball of the foot, the flaps be,- ing made to project from the vamp at the lower end` of the laced portion, and connected together by means of suitable fastening devices, substantially as shown and described. 5

In testimony whereof we afx our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

RICHARD GRIST. DESIRE PATIN. Witnesses:

Roer. MCCURDY, WALTER W. CALMORE. 

